Even ‘Short Term’ escalation will Cost taxpayers tens of billions that America can’t afford said; Democratic Congressional candidate (CA-44) Bill Hedrick, reacting to the President’s speech at West Point Tuesday.
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Obama To Lay Out Afghan Strategy
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“The 30,000 additional troops that I am announcing tonight will deploy in the first part of 2010 – the fastest pace possible – so that they can target the insurgency and secure key population centers. They will increase our ability to train competent Afghan Security Forces, and to partner with them so that more Afghans can get into the fight. And they will help create the conditions for the United States to transfer responsibility to the Afghans.â€
Rick Warren: First Priority Get America Back To Work
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“I personally believe that the number one thing we need to do is get America back to work. I think before health care or anything else, we need to get people back to work. My biggest fear is that there’ll be too much on the agenda and that things will get bogged down.”
Leadership and Respect
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Early on Thursday morning, President Barack Obama demonstrated leadership and respect for the troops under his command when he solemnly greeted the arriving caskets of fallen soldiers from Afghanistan. Something former President George W. Bush never had the decency to do.
Scariest Thing Found at ComicCon (and it's not even Halloween)
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This was the most frightening thing I saw at Comic Con Thursday. The thought of “President Bob Dornan” dealing with the economy, the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, AIDS, Gay Marriage, Immigration, a Supreme Court nomination, and HealthCare would be…
President’s Memorial Day Weekend Address: Sacrifice
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On this Memorial Day weekend, President Obama calls on the American people to join him in paying tribute to America’s veterans, servicemen and women – particularly those who have made the ultimate sacrifice – and their families.
Obama Weekly Address: Passover & Easter
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From the White House Blog: This week the President discusses the multitude of problems and opportunities before the world through the prism of Passover and Easter: “These are two very different holidays with their own very different traditions. But it…
